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In Montebello, Medio Chiampo has discovered, suspended and fined for a total of 1.55 million euro, two subcontractors tanneries (liming and tanning), Riviera and Cumar, <for apparent discrepancies between delivered unloading and the uploading>, explains Giuseppe Castaman, president of the plant. The two outlaws utilities have been identified through a <an investigation that began last […]

Three Marche excellence have joined forces to provide a high-level training course that will foster the new professionals of the leather sector. Conceria del Chienti, Poltrona Frau and the University of Camerino presented the master in “Arte Conciaria” (litt. ‘Tannery Art’) at the Museum of Poltrona Frau Tolentino. The course of studies announced in October, […]

There would be no external factor to cause the collapse of the ceiling of one of the tanneries in the district of Savar, Bangladesh. At the moment of failure, two workers were working to reinforce the cover, about 6 meters high. According to the local press, last January, 18, Fire brigade were engaged for hours […]

Yesterday was the last day of the Milan Fashion Week. Among the highlights, there were Men’s and Women’s collections shown together as well as a new focus on luxury sportswear. The mountain was a big catwalks trend. From bomber jackets to shearling coats, there was a sporty feel paired with warm materials (wool, shearling, sheepskin) […]

The typical eclectic London-style played the main role in London Fashion Week Men which closed on Monday 9 January.  It presented a colourful men’s fashion for next winter 2017 / 2018. Despite this being an event mainly dedicated to men fashion, different “unified collections” featuring Women and Men’s styles were showcased.  Seasonal shades were routed […]

LVMH has in the pipeline a calf leather bag model that dates back to a century ago. This leather is especially popular in Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution of 1922. The news came from ForexTV website. According to the report, the luxury French group would plan to revive the processing of this particularly fine leather […]

The average salary is the equivalent of 119 Euros per month. However, to live in decent conditions, it would take at least 278 euros per month. In the majority of the case, workers are hired by subcontract labour companies. The contracts bind remuneration to production quotas. Most of the time, this quota is so high […]

According to the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), between the fiscal year 2011-2012 and the newly concluded (2015-2016), exports of finished leather in Islamabad has increased. It went from 25 million square meters circa per year to the current 16.8, with a decreasing turnover from 1.049 billion dollars of five years ago to today’s 0.981. It […]

The Portuguese footwear is gaining ground abroad thanks to its new opening to new markets such as China, UAE, USA, Australia and Poland. In the first nine months, Lisbon has exported 60 million pairs of shoes for a value of 1.685 billion euro, up to 3.7% over the same period of 2015. With this development, […]

While the Italian footwear sector continues to suffer the sanctions against Moscow, Turkey is back to export to Russia and sees an increase in confidence for 2017. According to Senocak Mustafa, president of the association that brings together exporters of leather and accessories in Istanbul leather, exports to Russia fell from 440 million dollars to […]

Hazaribagh’s Tanneries, near Dhaka (Bangladesh), are among the most polluted in the world. It has been 15 years since the first announcement of their planned relocation to a specific industrial area in Savar, a Dhaka district. However, they still refuse to do so for several reasons among which there is also the claim that the […]

”The exhibition space – designed by architect Samejima – aims to become a privileged point of reference for leather goods and furniture” as declares Manifattura di Domodossola. The leading weaving company that has been running for the last 100 years, and that is a historic exhibitor at Lineapelle, has opened its first showroom in Tokyo […]